The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
THE HOuRE

Mr.. 0uth waite TO- J, from the Com.
mittee on Pacific Railroads., reported
back the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be and 10 hereby requested
10 inform the House Of Representa-.
tives as soon as practicable the sums
OF money which were owing to the
= United States ON the fret day OF Jan
uary, 1887, from the Pacific railroads
which have received aid from the gov
eminent in bonds, giving the sums
which are due, principal and interest,
under existing law, ssverally and col
lectively, from said companies, and
what will be the result to the Treasury
and the effect upon these debts IL the
House bill No. 1918 should become
law and its provisions be complied
with.
The object OF the committee In re.
porting the resolution is to get the
opinion Of the Treasury Department
"a to the effect OF the passage OF tho
House funding bill.
In its report, the committee says:
10 lCklblhblOh w Ed-
cure to the United States the payment
OF all the indebtedness OF the compa-
MES alluded to in the resolution. No
information can be obtained from any
reports made by the department as to
the amount owing the government for
the companies for later than June 80,
1886. 1t Is very desirable, and almost
necessary, that the House be informed
as to the true state of their accounts,
brought down to as late day as May,
be had, in order that there may be 6
fair and intelligent discussion OF such
measure. The judgment OF the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury as to the effect
and result OF the provisions OF the bill,
should II become law, is also greatly
TO be desired, 80 that the House may
have the same before 1t, previous to
acting on the measure"
The following committee reports
were submitted and referred:
By Mr.. Hill CO., from the Commit
tee on Territories, the Senate bill for
the admission OF the State Of Wash
ington. House calendar.
By Mr.. Cox IN. o., from the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs: For the
suppression OF the opium traffic.
House calendar.
By Mr. 0Neill pa from the Com
mittee on the Library For the COM
pletion OF the monument 10 Mary, the
mother OF Washington, at Fredericks-
burg. Committee OF the Whole.
BY Mr.. Winans (Mich.), from the
Committee on Agriculture: AuthoriE.
lug the Commissioner OF Agriculture
to make special distribution of seed
in the drJuth stricken sections oil
Texas. Committee Of the Whole.
In the morning hour Mr.. Marlin
ALA. }, on behalf OF the Committee on
Patents, called up the Senate bill
amending the law relative to patents
trade marks and copy rights. The
bill, which was passed, provides that
hereafter, during the term Of letters
patent for design, it shall be unlaw.
tul for any person, other than the
owner OF the letters patent, with
out the license OF the owner
to apply the design secured by
such letters patent, or any colorado,
imitation thereof to any article O.
manufacture for the purpose of sale
or to sell or expose for sale any articl,
oil manufacture to which design OF
colorado imitation shall without thu
license OF the owner have been applied
knowing that the same has been so ap
Piled.
MI. ConRer ia }, on behalf of th,
Committee on Invalid Pensions, Gale,
up the bill Increasing to $40 a montl
the rate OF y lsion for total deafness
The House then resumed the con
siderstion OF the conference report OF
the Interstate commerce bill. After
snort discussion, on motion OF MI
Crisp (Ga.) }, by unanimous consent,
was ordered that a session should b
held tonight for discussion OF the re
port; that at the end Of that session
the previous question should be cor
sidered as ordered, and the vote Of
the adoption OF the report should b
taken tomorrow morning after tn
reading Of the journal.
Mr.. Caldwell Tenn supported Tn
compromise bill, not as a perfect cod,
but as one which had in view the co
rection Of great evils, and the defec.9i
which would be revesled when the la,
was put into operstion, aud woul
then be susceptible OF remedy.
The gentlemen who favored the bi
were Messrs. Dibble Is. o. Gu cheo
(Mich.) Pettibone (Tenn.), Hepbur
(Ia.), Bsyne pa, Burrows mich.
Gof wv. VA, Anderson (Kss.), p
ters (Kas.). Opposed; Messrs, Bras